In 15 games with the Yankees this season, Tex hit just .151 with three home runs and 12 RBI, battling through what would have been categorized any other year as a "slow start" that was only compounded by his ailing wrist, which was injured during the World Baseball Classic in March.

Teixeira was one of the biggest names for Team USA's World Baseball Classic roster, joining David Wright, Giancarlo Stanton, Joe Mauer and others for the Red, White and Blue.

But after he was forced out of WBC action due to the injury on March 5 (via Andrew Marchand's earlier report for ESPN), Teixeira would immediately head to the disabled list prior to the start of the regular season.

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He made his 2013 debut on May 31, but not to the tune of the success that we've seen during an MLB career that has resulted in a .278 batting average, 341 home runs and 1,113 RBI. Hitless in nine of his 15 games on the year, Teixeira was pulled with wrist inflammation during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels on June 15.

The news is not good in the Bronx, and that 0-for-2 effort against the Angels will likely be the last time we will see him in pinstripes this season.

While the status of the injury and his long-term health are bigger concerns, the infusion of the WBC and the risks that come with playing in the tournament are yet again front and center. Teixeira was injured during WBC play, and as Buster Olney noted, the WBC picked up his salary while he was on the disabled list:

About NYY payroll: WBC is responsible for paying Teixeira -- not the NYY -- while he's on the DL, given timing of injury, or about $7m-$8m.

However, the Yankees started incurring costs again when he returned to the lineup, even though the wrist is the same one he injured while playing for his country. Marchand notes that the Yanks have some insurance on his salary in case this kind of injury happens, but they have not yet disclosed how much:

WBC insurance picked up around the 1st $7 million of Teixeira's $22.5M. Levine said Yanks have own insurance on rest. Didn't say how much.